Leinenkugel, Molson Coors and Chippewa Falls

Leinenkugel brothers say Molson Coors won't consider their attempt to buy historic brewery
The Leinenkugel brewery in Chippewa Falls will close on Friday as Molson Coors consolidates operations in Milwaukee.
Leinenkugel family wants to buy back closed Chippewa Falls brewery from Molson Coors
Richard and brother Jake Leinenkugel are trying to buy back the former brewery in Chippewa Falls after Molson Coors moved its operations to Milwaukee
Leinenkugel’s drinkers say the beer ‘won't taste the same’ as Chippewa Falls brewery shuts down
As Leinenkugel's main brewery closes in Chippewa Falls some beer drinkers say they will stop buying Leinenkugel's beer. Others resolve to keep supporting the company.
Historic Leinenkugel's brewery to close in Chippewa Falls
Molson Coors will cease operations at its historic Leinenkugel’s Chippewa Falls brewery and the company’s Tenth Street Brewery in Milwaukee on Jan. 17, according to Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Co. President Tony Bugher.
Chippewa Falls Leinenkugel's brewery closing, family's purchase offer denied
The Leinenkugel Brewery in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, will permanently close its doors on Friday after more than 150 years in operation.
Like a 'funeral wake': Leinenkugel family lament loss of historic Chippewa Falls brewery
Dick and Jake Leinenkugel say the decision by Molson Coors to shutdown Leinenkugel’s brewery was unexpected and frustrating for the Leinenkugel family who have brewed locally since the company's inception in 1867.
Leinenkugel family wants to acquire historic Chippewa Falls brewery
The Leinenkugel family is hoping to acquire the historic Chippewa Falls brewery after Molson Coors announced plans last year to shut it down.
Leinenkugel brothers trying to buy historic brewery back from Molson Coors. They won't sell
The Chippewa Falls brewery has been in the Leinenkugel family for six generations. It's closing Friday, with all beer instead being made in Milwaukee.
Photos: Leinenkugel’s brewery in Chippewa Falls November, 2024
Leinenkugel’s brewery in Chippewa Falls is shown on Nov. 8. The brewery announced on Nov. 6 that it will shutter operations on Jan. 17, 2025 moving out of the city for the first
Leinenkugel brothers offer to buy back brewery before Molson Coors exits Chippewa Falls
Unless the CEO of the second-largest beer company in the country has a sudden change of heart, Wisconsin’s historic Leinenkugel’s brewery in Chippewa Falls will close Friday, and Leinie’s brewing operations will move to Milwaukee.
Leinenkugel family seeks to save Chippewa Falls brewery, faces rejection from Molson Coors
A statement from members of the Leinenkugel family indicates that they want to buy the brewery in Chippewa Falls and save it from
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Brewing comes to an end for Leinenkugel’s
Brewing in Chippewa Falls is coming to an end for many on Thursday, as it was the final day of work for union workers at the ...
From Herald files: Leinenkugel's at 150 | A history in words and pictures
In honor of the Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company's 150th anniversary in 2017, the Chippewa Herald published a special ...
Jake Leinenkugel retiring as president of brewing company
EDITOR’S NOTE: The article was originally published in the Herald on Sept. 9, 2014.